Combined windshield visor and washer



June 1953 E. E. FOSTER 2,643,909

COMBINED WINDSHIELD VISOR AND WASHER Filed Oct. 29, 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet l June 30, 1953 E. E. FOSTER 2,643,909

COMBINED WINDSHIELD VISOR AND WASHER.

Filed Oct. 29, 1948 Sheets-Sheet 2' Fdlt'in/ EFoalen ATTOR N EYG Patented June 30, 1953 COMBINED WINDSI-IIELD VISOR AND WASHER Edwin E. Foster, Austin, Tex.

Application October 29, 1948, Serial No. 57,246

6 Claims. (01. 296-95) This invention relates to sun visors and the like for automobiles and the like and more particularly to a visor having a water reservoir to be used for cleaning the windshield.

It is an object of the invention to provide an attachment for a sun visor in the-form of a water reservoir with means to connect the reservoir with a valve adjacent to the windshield. An-* other object resides in a sun visor having combined functions as a water reservoir for cleaning the windshield, a water reservoir for cooling air and a water reservoir for drinking purposes. A still further. object of the invention resides in a combined windshield visor and air cooling system with means to hold a water reservoir for drinking purposes and a water reservoir for windshield cleaning purposes.

Further objects will be apparent from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings in which;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sun visor on an automobile showing a water reservoir for cleaning the windshield attached thereto,

Figure 2 is a cross section of the visor and reservoir of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the water reservoir and attachments,

Figure 4 is a top plan view of a modified structure, and

Figure 5 is a cross section of line 55 of Figure 4. g

Figures 1 to 3 show a windshield washer attachment in which Figure 3 shows the device to be applied to a windshield visor and includes a water reservoir I which may be made of any suitable material such as aluminum, rubber, steel, plastic or glass. with a filler cap 2, which is preferably made of rubber, which will normally stay closed but which can be forced open by inserting a water hose spout, not shown, which is normally used at filling stations. The reservoir l is provided with two hooks or lugs 3 and 4 on the back edge corners of the reservoir. A third hook 5 is provided with a turnbuckle 6 and is designed to hook over the front edge of the visor. By tightening the visor taken on the turnbuckle 6 the reservoir becomes firmly attached by means of a tension rod 40 to any type of visor ll and the only visible parts are the three thin clamps 3, 4, and 5. As shown in Fig. 2 a small tube i extends from the reservoir i down a center parting strip 8 to a point on the parting strip suitable for locating a windshield washer valve 9. The valve assembly is held onto the parting strip 8 by means of two The reservoir is providedset-screws it), one on each side. A valve adjustment screw H is unscrewed from the valve assembly 9 while attaching the device on the car. The stem or screw H is placed through a hole from the inside of the car and screws into the valve assembly 9. If necessary, the stem ll may be placed through a hole which was originally intended for'one of the screws which hold the parting strip together. A A drill may be drilled through the parting strip 8 and the tube;

7 may be shortened or bent to provide the proper shape and adjustment. The valve assembly 9 is preferably provided with two orifices I2, one on each side, and the valve stem II is madeto open and close these outlets by means of a quarter or half turn. One advantage of this the car is going up a steep hill where the motor is heavily loaded. Most of the standard vacuslow car speeds.

um operated washers fail to operate under this condition unless there is a let up on the accelerator to give the vacuum a chance to operate. If desired an automatic cut-off for the water may be provided and such an automatic cut-01f could be made to operate after a few seconds from the time it is turned on.

Referring to Figs. 4 and 5, the top sun visorshield I3 is made in the standard shape, except that it may, if desired, be provided with louvres It on the top leading edge, as well as on the lower leading edge, to scoop in more air at The lower half l5 of the visor is provided with a screen It along the leading edge, in order to prevent insects from entering the air system. The two halves l3 and I5 form a closed rear section and serve to grip the rear edge of water bags I! and H3. The front, or leading edge of the bags are suspended on a strong tube I3, which extends from a partition 20 Fig. 4, to a partition 2|, and which, is also supported by the center web on a partition 22. The canvas water bags I1 and I8 are provided with filler plugs 23 and 24 respectively. A third reservoir 25, preferably made of some material as aluminum, is also provided with a filler plug 26. This reservoir 25 is the windshield washer reservoir and is provided with a tube 21 and a valve assembly 28 as previously described. The canvas water bag IT is connected to the canvas water bag l8 by means of a connecting tube 29 and this tube 29 is provided with a drain tube 3! which leads to an outlet spigot 3| inside the car. The spigot 3| is screwed onto the end of the tube 38, which is inserted through a parting strip 32 at a suitable location, such as shown in Fig. 5. The windshield washer reservoir is made separate from the canvas water bags I! and I8, so that in the winter time the windshield washer reservoir 25 may be filled with anti-freeze solution and it, of course, should be separate from the bags used for cool drinking water. The operation of this four-in-one visor combination is as follows:

Air enters the leading edge of the visor through the louvers i4 and the screen [6 and passes above and below the suspended canvas waterbags 11 and i8, Where the air is cooled, due to the evaporation from the wet canvas material and is forced into the car on one or both sides, as shown in Fig. 4. Cool drinking water maybe drawn from the spigot 3! inside the car intoa suitable plastic or paper cup, for instance, while the car is in motion.

The windshield washer as shown in Fig. 3 is easily installed on a'windshield visor i'of Figs. 1 and 2 by merely inserting or placing the hooks 3 and 4 over the upper or back edge of the visor with the reservoir or tank 1 on the underside of the visor and then placing the hook 5 over the front edge of the visor after which the turnbuckle B is turned until the rod 48 is under tension.- The tube 7 is then secured tothe parting strip 8 by means of screws H3 with the valve screw 1 I placed through a small perforation through the parting strip. When thus installed the windshield cleaner may be operated by opening valve H to permit streams of water to fiow fromthe holes I 2 onto the windshield whereby when the usual wipers, not shown are reciprocatedthe windshield will be cleaned.

The form of the invention of Figs. 4 and 5 the structure operates not only to clean the windshield but also to supply drinking water to occupants of the car and to'provide cooled air into the interior of the car. In addition the device operates to wash the windshield. The airflow through the windshield visor and finally into the interior of the car is similar to the airflow through the cooler in the visor as shown and described in my co-pending application Serial No. 42,106, filed August 2, 1948. In the present structure the airflow through the visor is not forced through a constantly moistened fab'ricand the like but-the airdue to the forward speed of the car, is forced through the screen 16 assisted by the baffles 14. The air ilow follows the direction of the arrows past the moist bags or reservoirs I"! where due to evaporation the air is cooled and is finally directed into the interior of the car by passages 43'. The air flowing past the reservoirs l1 and 18 also cool the water therein which can be used for drinking purposes by opening valve 31. When it is desired to clean the windshield valve 42 may be opened to permit the water in the reservoir to flow onto the windshield to the amount desired.

In the structure of Figs. 1 to 3 the water tank maybe applied as an attachment to a windshield visor by means of clamps, whereas the structure of Figs. 4 and 5 is a built-in design with a special internal structure for the visor.

I claim as my invention:

1. A combination windshield visor and air cooler for automobiles and the like comprising edge thereof for entry of air and an opening at at least one rear end of the visor to direct the air entering the front opening from the interior of the visor and into the automobile, at least one fabric water reservoir in the visor casing in the path of the air stream, and a second water reservoir mounted in the-visor and having a pipe connection to the inside of the automobile.

3. A combination windshield visor, and air cooler for automobiles and the like comprising a visor casing having an opening along the front edgethereof for entry of air and an opening at at least one rear end of the visor to direct the air entering the front opening from the interior of path of theair stream, and a second water reservoir mounted in-the visor and having a pipe con} visor casing having an opening along the front edge thereof for entry of air and an opening at at least one rear end of the visor to direct the air entering the front opening from the interior of the visor and into the automobile, and at least one fabric water reservoir in the visor casing in the path of the air stream, said casing being provided with a plurality of louvers on the leading edge of the visor to aid in guiding the air into the interior of the visor casing.

5. A combination windshield visor, washer and air cooler, according to claim 2, in which a filler cap is provided for each reservoir to refill the reservoirs witha supply of water.

6. A combintaion windshield visor and air cooler for automobiles and the like comprising a visor casing having an opening along th front.

edge thereof forentry of air and an opening at at least one rear end of the visor to direct the'air entering the front opening from the interior of the visor and into the automobile, and a plurality of fabric water reservoirs permitting moisture to seep through the fabric whereby the air streaming past the fabric will cool the latter by evaporation.

EDWIN E. FOSTER.

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